EditInstall and Activate East Asian and Complex Script Keyboards
For Windows XP users onlyEditStep 1 - Activate Language Bar
This procedure activates the Language Bar utility which allows you to switch keyboards from your desktop.
- Go to Start » Settings » Control Panels to open the Control Panels window, then click on the Regional and Language Options icon.
- In the Regional Options window, click on the Language tab on the top.
- Click the Details button to open the Settings window.
Language Tab. Click on Details next.4. Click on the
Language Bar button at the bottom to open the Language Bar Settings window.
Language Settings window. Click on Language Bar to activate.5. Check the option
Show the Language bar on the desktop, then click
OK to close the window.
NOTE: You can click Show Text Labels to show the full label. Otherwise only icons (e.g
for English) will be shown.
6. To activate different keyboard utilities, click on the
Add button in the
Settings window and follow the instructions in the
Activate Input Locale Keyboards section below. Otherwise click
OK for all the Control Panel windows.
NOTE: If you close a window without clicking OK, none of the settings will be changed.
7. You should see a
blue toolbar on the top of your desktop. The Language setting is to the far left.
Example:
Language Toolbar set to Russian.
EditStep 2 - Install East Asian and Complex Script Utilities
Several
Chinese keyboards are available in Windows, but you may have to install it from the Windows System disk because it is a complex script. Follow the instructions below.
- Go to Start » Settings » Control Panels to open the Control Panels window, then click on the Regional and Language Options icon.
- In the Regional Options window, click on the Language tab on the top.
- In the Languages tab see if the options for "complex script and right-to-left languages" or "East Asian languages" are checked. If they are checked, proceed to Step #6.
Language Tab of Regional Control Panel with checks to install complex languages. 4. If the complex script options are not checked, then find your
Windows XP System disks or ask your tech support person to install the items from the disk.
5. Check the options for the scripts needed. You will be asked to insert the CD-ROM with the system files. The install may take few minutes and will require you to reboot the machine.
EditStep 3 - Activate Keyboards
Eg: To set Chinese language input to your keyboard
- Once all the scripts have been installed, click the Details button in the Languages tab to open the Settings window. (Regional Options » Languages » Details..)
- In the Settings window, click on the Add button to open the Add Input Language window
3. From the
Input language drop-down list, select a language from the drop-down menu (
Chinese PRC), then a Keyboard Layout/IME corresponding to the language keyboard you wish to activate. Click
OK to close the Input window.
4. Back in the Settings window, you should see the new language or keyboard listed in the Input language menu. If you want the added language to be the default, then choose that language from the
Default input language pull down menu.
5.
(Optional) If you have selected an East Asian language, click the Properties button on the right and adjust the input menus as needed. Click OK to exit that window. 6. If you want to set keyboard shortcuts to switch between multiple keyboards, make sure you are in the Settings window (shown in Step #4) , then click the Key Settings button on the bottom to open a new window. Adjust the sequence as desired.
7. Click
OK to close the Regional Options windows.
NOTE: If you close a window without clicking OK, none of the settings will be changed.
8. This will appear on your desktop for your Language Bar
Credits: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/keyboards/winkey.html#languagebar